B.
Positive EIA confirmed by a positive result from a supplemental
HIV antibody test (e.g., Western blot or indirect immunofluorescence assay
test).

C.
Positive result from any of the following HIV virologic tests:
PCR, HIV p24 antigen test, or HIV isolation.

D.
B and C

D.

B and C

A confirmed care of HIV infection classified
as HIV infection, stage 2, meets which of the following criteria except which
one?

A.
No AIDS-defining
conditions.

B.
At least one of the AIDS-defining conditions has been
documented.

C.
No information on AIDS-defining conditions.

D.
No information on CD4+ T-lymphocyte count or percentage.

A. No AIDS-defining conditions.

Which of the following statements concerning
antiretroviral drug therapy is not true?

A.
HIV infection is treated
with single antiretroviral agent.

B.
ART for treatment-naïve patients may be NNRTI-based or PI-based.

C.
The treatment of injection drug users, HIV infected women of
reproductive age and pregnant women, and patients with co-infections (HBV, HCV,
tuberculosis) require special ART.

D.
Increases in viral load while the patient is on ART may indicate
drug resistance.

A. HIV infection is treated with single antiretroviral agent.

Which of the following is a required element
for the transmission of infectious agents in healthcare settings?

A.
A source of reservoir of infectious agents.

B.
A susceptible host with a portal of entry receptive of the
agent.

C.
A mode of transmission for the agent.

D.
All of the above.

D. All of the above.

Which of the following statements are correct
with respect to contact transmission?

A.
Direct transmission occurs when blood or other potentially
infectious material from an infected person directly enters the body of a
susceptible person through contact with mucous membrane or break in the skin.

B.
Indirect transmission occurs when the hands of HCWs transmit
pathogens after touching an infected body site on one patient, inanimate
object, on a contaminated environmental surface and hand hygiene is not
performed before touching another patient.

C.
Indirect transmission occurs when patient-care devices,
contaminated with blood or OPIM are shared between patients without being
adequately cleaned, disinfected, or sterilized.

D.
All of the above.

D. All of the above.

All of the following statements are correct
with respect to droplet transmission except which one?